Finance - general
Ministerial panel proposes lower GST rates for small businesses
30 Oct 2017
The ministerial panel at its meeting on Sunday recommended 1 per cent GST impost on traders, manufacturers and restaurants against the existing rates of 1 per cent, 2 per cent and 5 per cent, respectively
GST Council cuts tax rates for oil and gas firms
13 Oct 2017
IMF lowers India’s current year growth forecast to 6.7%
11 Oct 2017
While the IMF has lowered the growth projection for 2018 to 7.4 per cent from its earlier estimate of 7.7 per cent, India would still be the fastest growing economy in the world
GST refunds to exporters in 2 weeks, rate relief on 27 items
07 Oct 2017
The GST Council has decided that exporters’ tax refunds, which have been pending, will be cleared over the next two weeks — those for July by 10 October, and for August by 18 October
Modi’s economy booster may come in GST rate cuts on 60 items
06 Oct 2017
Reports quoting finance ministry officials said the government has identified many items in the 28 per cent and 18 per cent GST brackets that would be brought down to 18 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively